Brothers and sisters in adoption
Subtitle: helping children navigate relationships when new kids join the family
By: by Arleta M. James.
Publisher: Perspectives Press, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Indianapolis, Ind
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780944934357
Subjects: Adopted children -- United States -- Psychology; Adopted children -- Family relationships -- United States; Adoptive parents -- Family relationships -- United States; Adoptive parents -- United States -- Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The development of realistic expectations : myth or actuality?; title: Pre-placement preparation : the child's past is important; title: Taking stock : are we a family for a child?; title: Getting to know him : dads in adoption; title: Joining waiting families and waiting children : matching is not an exact science; title: Moving to the adoptive family : through the eyes of the child; title: When a child leaves the family: displacement, disruption, and dissolution; title: Post-placement : the family becomes immobilized; title: Mobilization : becoming a new and different family; title: We're all grown up : turning 18 and beyond.